A college degree is costly, to both students and taxpayers. Here’s the only list that shows which institutions provide good value to both.

Public Policy Polling’s surveys have repeatedly come close to the results of 2026 Democratic primaries, even as other polls badly missed.

The issue of a health care sector that relies on publicly subsidized higher education to train its workforce should not be simply reduced to a lack of high-minded private sector giving, but—given that ...

Public Policy Polling’s numbers, however, have repeatedly tracked the actual results. Founded in 1969, the Washington Monthly is an independent media organization based in Washington, D.C. Our mission ...

Candidate-backed surveys have helped warp perceptions of Democratic primaries. Public Policy Polling’s numbers, however, have repeatedly tracked the actual results. Founded in 1969, the Washington ...

Kathy Johnson Bowles has served higher education as a faculty member, department chair, senior administrator, consultant, and writer for more than 30 years. Inside Higher Ed, Times Higher Ed, and the ...

Founded in 1969, the Washington Monthly is an independent media organization based in Washington, D.C. Our mission: To preserve democracy and champion good governance through honest journalism and ...

Example: we have a nursing shortage because of health care sector freeloading. Founded in 1969, the Washington Monthly is an independent media organization based in Washington, D.C. Our mission: To ...

Campaign polls overstated progressive strength in Michigan and Hawaii. Tonight’s primaries will offer another test.

The premium on elite institutions, where admission has become dramatically more intense is wildly overrated. I should know.

Now internals from Peggy Flanagan and David Crowley face an acid test.   Founded in 1969, the Washington Monthly is an independent media organization based in Washington, D.C. Our mission: To preserve ...

Pollsters affiliated with Abdul El-Sayed’s campaign wrongly projected a landslide victory. Now internals from Peggy Flanagan and David Crowley face an acid test.   Founded in 1969, the Washington ...